Hurricane Melissa has restrengthened into a Category 4 storm as it approaches eastern Cuba -- with maximum winds of 130 mph. Melissa is expected to make its second landfall on Cuba as an extremely dangerous major hurricane in the next few hours.

Hurricane Melissa roared ashore on Tuesday as one of the most powerful landfalls in Atlantic Basin recorded history.

After Melissa moves away from Jamaica, Cuba is next in line for the powerful hurricane’s fury. Landfall is expected very early Wednesday morning, likely a couple hours after midnight, but impacts have already begun.

Hurricane Melissa is now expected to make landfall in eastern Cuba on Wednesday after wreaking havoc in Jamaica, where forecasters have warned of further life-threatening flash floods and several landslides.

Rainfall. Melissa is expected to bring an additional 4 to 8 inches across Jamaica, where storm total amounts will be between 12 to 24 inches. Isolated areas near 30 inches will be possible over mountainous terrain. Ongoing catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides will continue through Tuesday night.

Hurricane Melissa is barrelling towards Cuba after leaving a trail of destruction in Jamaica, though the full extent of its impact remains unclear. The storm has strengthened back up to Category 4. Follow the latest below.

Having slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 4 system leaving Texans with family and friends on the island struggling to contact their loved ones amid widespr

The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm and is expected to still be a major hurricane when it reaches eastern Cuba.